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Companies
run
on
numbers.
We
need
them
every
every
day,
every
hour,
sometimes
every
minute.
Companies
that
master
the
numbers
inside
their
walls
routinely
provide
better
numbers
outside
their
walls,
in
the
form
of
higher
earnings,
higher
revneue
and
greater
customer
loyalty.
This
is
a
positive
trend.
There
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It
seems
that
we
can’t
go
more
than
a
day
or
two
without
hearing
another
story
about
data
loss.
Whether
it
is
the
result
of
an
insider
threat
or
an
external
attacker,
being
able
to
protect
your
data
has
never
been
more
important.
However,
this
has
also
got
to
be
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What’s
the
tougher
question
for
the
Washington
government
official
these
days:
How
do
I
meet
the
increased
strictures
of
the
updated
Government
Performance
and
Results
ACT
(GPRA)?
Why
can’t
the
Capitals
make
it
past
the
second
round?Luckily,
in
the
former
at
least,
there
is
a
ready
answer.
Smarter
Government
was
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"I
don't
know
what
we're
yelling
about."
-
Brick
Tamland,
Anchorman:
The
Legend
of
Ron
Burgundy
If
you
were
to
look
at
the
Service
Management
Simulator
Experience
as
an
observer,
you
might
say
something
like
that.
But
the
reality
is,
the
people
attending
it
know
exactly
what
they're
yelling
about.
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The
best
part
of
any
movie
is
when
they
go
around
putting
the
team
together.
Think
Ocean's
Eleven.
Or
when
they
go
to
the
police
academy
in
the
Untouchables
to
find
George
Stone
(Andy
Garcia).
It's
in
those
scenes
that
you
ramp
up
to
the
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It's
something
we
talked
about
a
lot
at
Pulse
this
year.
There
was
a
time
when
new
technologies
would
come
along
and
it
would
be
the
responsibility
of
the
security
team
to
basically
say
"beware!"
or
"no!"
However,
we
are
seeing
a
significant
shift
in
this
approach.
Security
professionals
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Today's
guest
post
is
by
Business
Analytics
Senior
Writer
Paul
BardAny
company
that’s
looking
at
an
investment
in
software
wants
to
know,
1)
who
else
is
using
it,
and
2)
how
it’s
working
for
them.
That’s
especially
true
when
the
software
involves
critical
financial
processes
and
compliance
with
SEC
mandates.
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In
this
first
in
a
series
of
posts
about
dashboards,
Jane
Farqhuar,
IBM
Business
Intelligence
and
Performance
Management
Product
Marketing
Manager,
blogs
about
the
benefits
of
personalization.
The
concept
of
a
dashboard
is
a
familiar
one
to
anyone
with
a
driver’s
license.
The
dashboards
on
our
cars
tell
us
how
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Calling
all
IBM
Business
Partners
with
outstanding
Rational
software
solutions!
If
you
have
an
innovative
Rational
software
solution,
you
may
have
the
chance
to
stand
center
stage
at
the
IBM
Innovate
2011
General
Session
as
a
winner
of
one
of
the
2011
Rational
Business
Partner
Awards.
But
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I’m
a
sucker
for
engaging,
informative,
polished
and
surprisingly
FREE
content
–
and
the
Special
Innovate
2011
supplement
in
the
May
IBM
Systems
Magazine
(Mainframe
Digital
Edition)
certainly
qualifies.
(Actually,
every
digital
issue
of
the
IBM
System
Magazine
qualifies
–
more
on
that
below)
The
centerpiece
of
the
supplement:
An
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Did
you
watch
the
Royal
Wedding?
Nearly
half
of
humanity
tuned
in
today
to
watch
the
nuptials
of
Prince
William
and
Catherine
Middleton
at
Westminster
Abbey,
if
the
most
optimistic
estimates
are
to
be
believed.
The
final
TV
numbers
aren’t
in
yet,
but
the
reported
surge
in
demand
for
electricity
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